The term COSHH stands for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations. COSHH regulations require all employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health. Hazardous substances include: ChemicalsBiological agents such as bacteria Airborne
What is a Dynamic Risk Assessment?
A dynamic risk assessment is the ongoing process of continually assessing and reassessing the risks within a changing workplace, enabling you to identify and eliminate hazards as they present themselves. Dynamic risk assessments allow you to react to an ever-changing working environment,
Coronavirus and Reopening for Business in a Post-Lockdown Era
Since the UK government implemented a nationwide lockdown on 23 March 2020, many businesses were forced to close their doors. Those able to remain open have been forced to work in a very different manner compared to just a few months ago. We are now living in a very different world and will be
Coronavirus – managing the risk within your business
Risk assessing for coronavirus Since the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) at the end of 2019, the newly discovered virus has now spread to more than 60 countries and infected tens of thousands of people, mainly in China but with a high number of cases in Iran, South Korea and Italy (at time of
How Many Steps Are There in a Risk Assessment?
There are five steps in a compliant risk assessment: Identify the hazards;Decide who may be harmed and how;Assess the risks and control them;Record the findings; andComplete reviews of the risk assessment. Identifying hazards is the first step of any risk assessment Regular competent
Worker lost multiple fingers to unguarded machine
What happened In recent court proceedings, a recycling company has been found liable for an accident which resulted in the loss of multiple fingers for an employee. On the 2nd of October the worker, who had spent just eight weeks at the company attempted to clear a blockage in the hopper of the
Man injures himself and son in gas work explosion
What happened? In recent court proceedings, a self-employed gas contractor and his son have been found liable following a gas explosion in Glasgow from which they both received serious burn injuries. On the 3rd of August 2016, Kenneth Ewen was contracted to install a heater at Arnold Clark
Apprentice punctures lung after falling from a forklift
What happened In recent court proceedings, a serious fall from height has been prosecuted. On the 30th of July 2018, Mr Francis Yardy and his apprentice were undertaking routine electrical repairs at a potato storage warehouse near Ely. The job required working at height, and instead of using
Events management company fined for unsafe work conditions
What happened In recent court proceedings, an events management company has been fined for failure to provide safe working conditions during the lifting and moving of a 14-foot-wide park home chassis. On the 5th of July 2018 employees at Woodcorner Farm were tasked with transferring the park home